Pedestrian bridge reopens on Las Vegas Strip — PHOTOS

The pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand reopened Monday, just one day before the Golden Knights play their first preseason home game at the nearby T-Mobile Arena.

Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 25, 2017 - 11:03 pm

Elias Rios cleans glass panels on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Elias Rios cleans glass panels on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tourists use an outdoor electric escalator near a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk on a pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand near Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard on Monday Sept. 25, 2017. The bridge had been closed since July 5. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

The pedestrian bridge linking the New York-New York and MGM Grand reopened Monday, just one day before the Golden Knights play their first preseason home game at the nearby T-Mobile Arena. The bridge had been closed since July 5.

However, construction on the bridge connecting the New York-New York and Excalibur on the Strip’s southern end will continue through Dec. 29, with ongoing traffic lane restrictions beneath the span running between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. on weeknights

Arbor View football coach Dan Barnson stepped down Friday after 12 seasons at the helm. Under Barnson, the Aggies won 104 games and became one of the top programs in Las Vegas. The Aggies went 12-2 in 2018 and won a region championship for the first time in program history. Barnson loves Friday nights, but said the 12-month commitment was getting exhausting.

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